DOTr: 13 free shuttle routes available to NCR health workers

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Friday announced additional free shuttle routes for healthcare workers affected by the month-long quarantine imposed in Luzon due to the coronavirus disease  2019 (COVID-19) croisis.

In an advisory, the DOTr said it will be deploying 74 vehicles in 13 routes.

It initially only had three routes and and 10 buses.

“The Department of Transportation (DOTr) continues with the mission to ferry health personnel to their workplaces daily, as its free ride for health workers rolls out on its third day,” the DOTr said.

The free bus service will now serve health workers in 13 routes:

NORTHWEST AREA

Route 1 (Meralco in Malanday – United Doctors Medical Center in Welcome Rotonda) 

Meralco (Malanday)

Valenzuela City General Hospital

MCU Hospital (Monumento)

Caloocan City Medical Center

Tondo General Hospital

Our Lady of Fatima

Metropolitan Medical Center

San Lazaro Hospital

Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center

University of Sto. Tomas Hospital

Chinese General Hospital

United Doctors Medical Center (Welcome Rotonda)

Route 2 (Valenzuela Gateway Complex – United Doctors Medical Center in Welcome Rotonda)

Valenzuela Gateway Complex

Quezon City General Hospital

Balintawak

MCU Hospital (Monumento)

Our Lady of Fatima University

Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center

Philippine Orthopedic Center

United Doctors Medical Center (Welcome Rotonda)

Route 3 (SM City in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan – Centris Station along Quezon Ave.)

SM City SJDM (Bulacan)

Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial (Caloocan)

SM Fairview

Diliman Doctors Hospital

Veterans Memorial Medical Center

Lung Center of the Philippines

Philippine Heart Center

East Avenue Medical Center

Philippine Children’s Hospital

Centris Station (EDSA / Quezon Ave.)

EAST AREA

Route 4 (SM City Masinag – The Medical City in Ortigas)

SM City Masinag

Marikina Valley Medical Center

Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center

BFCT East Metro Transport Terminal

Quirino Memorial Medical Center

Araneta Center Bus Terminal

Robinsons Galleria

The Medical City – Ortigas

Route 5 (Ortigas Hospital & Healthcare in Cainta to Rizal Medical Center)

Ortigas Hospital & Healthcare (Cainta)

SM City East Ortigas

Pasig City General Hospital

The Medical City Ortigas

Robinsons Galleria

VRP Medical Center

St. Luke’s Medical Center

Rizal Medical Center

CENTRAL AREA

Route 6 (Centris Station along Quezon Ave – MRT 3 Araneta Cubao Station)

Centris Station (EDSA / Quezon Ave.)

Providence Hospital

Capitol Medical Center

Philippine Orthopedic Center (Banawe)

United Doctors Medical Center (Welcome Rotonda)

National Children’s Hospital

De Los Santos Medical Center

St. Luke’s Medical Center (E. Rodriguez)

UERM Memorial Medical Center

MRT-3 Cubao / Araneta Center

CENTRAL/EAST AREA

Route 7 (Pasig City General Hospital – Makati Medical Center)

Pasig City General Hospital

Immaculate Concepcion Cathedral

Pasig Rotonda

Rizal Medical Center

The Medical City (Ortigas)

Robinsons Galleria

Cardinal Santos Medical Center

VRP Medical Center

National Center for Mental Health

Makati Medical Center

SOUTHEAST AREA

Route 8 (Starmall in Alabang to St. Luke’s Medical Center in BGC)

Starmall – Alabang

SLEX Sucat Exit

Bicutan Exit

Makati Medical Center

St. Luke’s Medical Center – BGC

Route 9 (Vista Mall, Daang Hari – United Doctors Medical Center in Welcome Rotonda)

Vista Mall, Daang Hari

Perpetual Help Medical Center (Las Piñas)

Las Piñas General Hospital

Baclaran Market

San Juan de Dios Educational Medical Center

Pasay City General Hospital

Adventist Medical Center

Makati Medical Center

Philippine General Hospital

Manila Doctors Hospital

United Doctors Medical Center (Welcome Rotonda)

Route 10 (RITM – Starmall in Alabang)

RITM

Asian Hospital and Medical Center

Muntinlupa City Hospital

Starmall – Alabang

Route  11 (Starmall in Alabang – Manila Doctors Hospital)

Starmall – Alabang

SLEX Sucat Exit

Bicutan Exit

San Juan de Dios EFI – Hospital

Gil Puyat Station LRT-1

Philippine General Hospital

Manila Doctors Hospital

Route 12 (SM Molino – Manila Doctors Hospital)

SM Molino

Imus Transport Plaza

Las Piñas General Hospital and Satellite Trauma Center

Baclaran Market

San Juan de Dios Educational Foundation Hospital

Gil Puyat

Adventist Medical Center Manila

Philippine General Hospital

Manila Doctors Hospital

Route 13 (Seaoil Imus Daang Hari/Aguinaldo – Starmall in Alabang)

Seaoil Imus Daang Hari/Aguinaldo

Imus Transport Terminal

Las Piñas General Hospital

Perpetual Help Medical Center

RITM

Asian Hospital and Medical Center

Muntinlupa Hospital

Starmall Alabang

The DOTr said that buses will transport passengers to these designated routes, and vice versa at 5 a.m., 7 a.m, 1 p.m., 3 p.m. 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.

The DOTr said 72 buses and two modern public utility vehicles (PUVs) “have committed to transport health workers for free along the specified routes, which are still subject to change depending on the data and requests coming from the Department of Health (DOH).”

The DOTr clarified that the free rides are not restricted to doctors and nurses.

“This will also be made available to other hospital workers such as administration personnel, utility workers, security officers, and other health workers such as pharmacists, caregivers, and the like,” it said.

The bus service will likewise comply with DOH containment protocols such as the observance of social distancing, body temperature checks, and regular disinfecting of vehicles. Drivers and health workers will also be given food and water, the DOTr noted.

“Of all the distress this virus has caused, one of the good things it has brought forth is the indomitable bayanihan spirit of the Filipino people. Our frontline health workers have sacrificed so much, leaving the comfort of their homes to fulfill their sworn duty to save lives. And now, we have our drivers too to safely bring our warriors to the battlefield,” DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade said.

The same bus service scheme is also being advised to be replicated for all regions in Luzon while the enhanced community quarantine is being enforced, the DOTr added.

The free bus service is implemented in cooperation and close coordination with multiple government agencies and private bus companies.

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